St. Nicholas, Volume 42, Part 1Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1915 |
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... called themselves mu- seums or not , were storehouses or relics of an- tiquity . There were always the blessed " free days , " when he could climb any marble steps , and enter any great portal without paying an en- trance fee . Once ...
... called themselves mu- seums or not , were storehouses or relics of an- tiquity . There were always the blessed " free days , " when he could climb any marble steps , and enter any great portal without paying an en- trance fee . Once ...
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... called one . He was a kind of messenger - boy for the outfit , and rode far and wide carrying orders from the foreman , or going down to the post for the mail . When in camp , he assisted the cook , a task he detested as being beneath ...
... called one . He was a kind of messenger - boy for the outfit , and rode far and wide carrying orders from the foreman , or going down to the post for the mail . When in camp , he assisted the cook , a task he detested as being beneath ...
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... called to point out the portion that had been reserved for the bridal party , and in which the talismans were placed . She came in looking very important , albeit a little flustered at the compli- ments paid her cookery , and having ...
... called to point out the portion that had been reserved for the bridal party , and in which the talismans were placed . She came in looking very important , albeit a little flustered at the compli- ments paid her cookery , and having ...
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... called upon Baker , '85 , a half- back , to run behind the rush - line , which charged seven abreast down the field . It was an old play , and gained little ground the second time it was used . It suddenly struck me that if the rush ...
... called upon Baker , '85 , a half- back , to run behind the rush - line , which charged seven abreast down the field . It was an old play , and gained little ground the second time it was used . It suddenly struck me that if the rush ...
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... called a frost thermometer . It was of the same outward appearance as an ordinary good- sized dial thermometer , and was equipped with a steel hand like that of a clock , only much more delicate . This moved across the dial , controlled ...
... called a frost thermometer . It was of the same outward appearance as an ordinary good- sized dial thermometer , and was equipped with a steel hand like that of a clock , only much more delicate . This moved across the dial , controlled ...
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Page 50 - And, like fowls in a farmyard when barley is scattering. Out came the children running. All the little boys and girls, With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls, And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after The wonderful music with shouting and laughter.
Page 447 - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested- him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him.
Page 358 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks,* and wanton* wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Page 407 - He shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against every man and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.
Page 321 - Sorrow is hard to bear, and doubt is slow to clear, Each sufferer says his say, his scheme of the weal and woe: But God has a few of us whom he whispers in the ear; The rest may reason and welcome: 'tis we musicians know.
Page 276 - The Splendor of Beauty: For Yesterday is but a Dream, And To-morrow is only a Vision; But To-day well lived Makes every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness And every To-morrow a Vision of Hope.
Page 480 - Always use Victor Machines with Victor Records and Victor Needles — the combination. There is no other way to get the unequaled Victor tone.
Page 350 - OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat ; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth.
Page 447 - ... bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which he might be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill.
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